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The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.

Records of the Emergency Committee In Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars

Document | Accession Number: 2002.293 | RG Number: RG-19.061

The records of the Emergency Committee include documentation on the individuals who successfully or unsuccessfully sought aid. In all, some 6,000 displaced scholars and professional persons from Europe appealed to the Committee. Of that number 335 were granted assistance through the Committee. Of particular importance is series 3 which contains biographical information concerning Emergency Committee grantees, and account ledgers detailing payments to the grantees' employers.

Betty Drury assembled the collection while she was serving as executive secretary for the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars during World War II. Ms. Drury's husband, Mr. Marvin H. Clapp, inherited the collection upon her death. Mr. Clapp donated the collection to the Holocaust Museum in November 2002, via Ms. Norma Douglas, who held power of attorney for Mr. Clapp.

Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volume I and II of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.